GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Kim Do-yeong hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning Wednesday night, lifting the Kia Tigers to a 7-5 victory over the Kiwoom Heroes at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

The Heroes ambushed Kia with a five-run first inning. The Tigers responded with five unanswered runs across the first and second frames, highlighted by a two-run homer from Kim Ho-ryung. Kiwoom’s Park Ju-hong, Kim Ji-seok and Lee Ju-hyoung then hit consecutive solo homers in the third and fourth innings to tie it 5-5.

Kim Do-yeong’s decisive blast off reliever Kim Seong-jin broke the deadlock. Kia added an insurance run later in the seventh. The Tigers’ bullpen combined for four scoreless innings to seal the win before a crowd of 10,981. Kia improved to 8-7, while Kiwoom fell to 4-11.